UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-22040 Name of Fund: MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc. (MTP) Fund Address: 2 World Financial Center, 7(th) Floor, New York, NY 10281 Name and address of agent for service: Justin C. Ferri, Chief Executive Officer, MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc., 2 World Financial Center, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10281 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 449-4742 Date of fiscal year end: 10/31 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2008 -- 06/30/2009 Item 1 -- Proxy Voting Record -- Attached hereto. Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc. By: /s/ Justin C. Ferri Justin C. Ferri Chief Executive Officer of MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc. Date: August 21, 2009 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-22040 Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 MLP & Strategic Equity Fund Inc. ======================= MLP & STRATEGIC EQUITY FUND INC. ======================= ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. Ticker: ATK Security ID: 018804104 Meeting Date: AUG 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 9, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frances D. Cook For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Martin C. Faga For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ronald R. Fogleman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Cynthia L. Lesher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Douglas L. Maine For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez IV For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mark H. Ronald For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael T. Smith For For Management 1.10 Elect Director William G. Van Dyke For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLAS ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC Ticker: ATN Security ID: 049303100 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward E. Cohen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jonathan Z. Cohen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jessica K. Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Walter C. Jones For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ellen F. Warren For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard D. Weber For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bruce M. Wolf For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BED BATH & BEYOND INC. Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100 Meeting Date: JUL 3, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 9, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leonard Feinstein For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dean S. Adler For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jordan Heller For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert S. Kaplan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. Ticker: BPL Security ID: 118230101 Meeting Date: MAR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Written Consent Record Date: NOV 26, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION Ticker: CSC Security ID: 205363104 Meeting Date: AUG 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 6, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Irving W. Bailey, II For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David J. Barram For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen L. Baum For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Rodney F. Chase For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Judith R. Haberkorn For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael W. Laphen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director F. Warren McFarlan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Chong Sup Park For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas H. Patrick For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTELLATION ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC Ticker: CEP Security ID: 21038E101 Meeting Date: NOV 3, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Bachmann For Did Not Vote Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard S. Langdon For Did Not Vote Management 1.3 Elect Director John N. Seitz For Did Not Vote Management 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPANO ENERGY LLC Ticker: CPNO Security ID: 217202100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James G. Crump For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ernie L. Danner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John R. Eckel, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Scott A. Griffiths For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael L. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director T. William Porter For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William L. Thacker For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSSTEX ENERGY L.P. Ticker: XTEX Security ID: 22765U102 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Abstain Management 2 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Abstain Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELL INC. Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101 Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Reimburse Proxy Expenses Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512109 Meeting Date: JUL 31, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 9, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management 2 Elect Director Gary M. Kusin For For Management 3 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei For For Management 4 Elect Director Vivek Paul For For Management 5 Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst III For For Management 6 Elect Director John S. Riccitiello For For Management 7 Elect Director Richard A. Simonson For For Management 8 Elect Director Linda J. Srere For For Management 9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 10 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS L P Ticker: ETP Security ID: 29273R109 Meeting Date: DEC 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 21, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE TERMS OF THE ENERGY For For Management TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDEX CORPORATION Ticker: FDX Security ID: 31428X106 Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 4, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For Abstain Management 2 Elect Director August A. Busch IV For Abstain Management 3 Elect Director John A. Edwardson For Abstain Management 4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For Abstain Management 5 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For Abstain Management 6 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For Abstain Management 7 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For Abstain Management 8 Elect Director Gary W. Loveman For Abstain Management 9 Elect Director Frederick W. Smith For Abstain Management 10 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For Abstain Management 11 Elect Director Paul S. Walsh For Abstain Management 12 Elect Director Peter S. Willmott For Abstain Management 13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Abstain Management 14 Ratify Auditors For Abstain Management 15 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Abstain Shareholder 16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Abstain Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. Ticker: FRX Security ID: 345838106 Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 19, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard Solomon For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.S. Olanoff For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Nesli Basgoz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William J. Candee, III For For Management 1.5 Elect Director George S. Cohan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Dan L. Goldwasser For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Kenneth E. Goodman For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lester B. Salans For For Management 2 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGACY RESERVES LP Ticker: LGCY Security ID: 524707304 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Cary D. Brown For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Kyle A. Mcgraw For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Dale A. Brown For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director G. Larry Lawrence For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director William D. Sullivan For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director William R. Granberry For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Kyle D. Vann For Withhold Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HLDGS L P Ticker: MGG Security ID: 55907R108 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Patrick C. Eilers For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP Ticker: MMP Security ID: 559080106 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George A. O'Brien, Jr. For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. Ticker: MWE Security ID: 570759100 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 7, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank M. Semple For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director John M. Fox For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Keith E. Bailey For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Beatty For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles K. Dempster For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald C. Heppermann For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director William A. Kellstrom For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director Anne E. Fox Mounsey For Withhold Management 1.9 Elect Director William P. Nicoletti For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald D. Wolf For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For Abstain Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE CORP. Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105 Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For Withhold Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management 1.12 Elect Director George H. Conrades For Withhold Management 1.13 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For Abstain Management 3 Ratify Auditors For Abstain Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Abstain Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. Ticker: PVR Security ID: 707884102 Meeting Date: JAN 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 11, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. Ticker: PCP Security ID: 740189105 Meeting Date: AUG 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 19, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Don R. Graber For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lester L. Lyles For For Management 2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. Ticker: SFD Security ID: 832248108 Meeting Date: AUG 27, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 11, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Burrus, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Hon. Carol T. Crawford For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director David C. Nelson For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Gaoning Ning For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. For Withhold Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Abstain Management 3 Ratify Auditors For Abstain Management ========== END NPX REPORT